I'm new to this site (and new to model railroading as well). I would like to know where some track manufacturers are in central PA.
Challenger Member # 1298
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Your best bet for a supply of track, is to look in your yellowpages for your nearest hobby store. There they can supply you with a mind boggling array of track componets.
James.
Tuud Member # 2943
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Hi James,
The problem is, I dont know of any hobby shops in central PA (where I live). Thanks!!
Challenger Member # 1298
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I do believe I said, check your yellow pages.
Tuud Member # 2943
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Sorry!!!!!! that was just a mistake. I did find some hobby shops in my area exept the deeeeep snow has kept me from visiting them.
Tuud Member # 2943
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Sorry!!!!!! that was just a mistake. I did find some hobby shops in my area exept the deeeeep snow has kept me from visiting them.
Throttle_JCKY Member # 354
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Well I might suggest starting off with Atlas brand track. I would suggest using sectional track while you are starting out. Once you become more advanced and feel comfortable with it, then you can try flex track. Obviously there are for more things to explain, I would suggest going to your local hobby shop and asking alot of questions. Any hobby shop worth its own weight will be more then willing to help you out...
Russ Bellinis Member # 2377
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In the thread you started on transformers you said you were in O scale. You still didn't mention if it was three rail like Lionel, or two rail dc. We really need all of your accurate information to help you out. If you are modeling three rail o scale, I would reccomend track from Mike's Train House (MTH is a manufacturer, not a hobby shop.) The MTH track has a blackened third rail, built in roadbed, and scale appearing ties, so in my oppinion it looks much better than Lionel tinplate. Also because the rail is solid not bent tin, it is much more durable.
Tuud Member # 2943
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Russ, Im working in 2 rail DC and posibly in HO scale, which is TT gauge. Now can you help me??
Challenger Member # 1298
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TT gauge is not HO Gauge.
HO Gauge is 5/8s of an inch
TT is a full 3/4"
You could be confusing it with OO, which is a common british scale. (1/76 Proportion) To the brits, HO track gague is just 1/16 of an inch under proper "proto" gague. and to them the 5/8s inch track is close eneugh.
jalcubed Member # 2837
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Hi Tuud
I'm new to model Railroading myself, but you did ask for advice on other scales. this may be helpful or not so here goes.
I don't have much space myself so because of this I chose to N scale and to construt my layout in modules which conect to others modules (well at same stage in the future anyway). But this means I can start small now and when I have more space later on I can expand my layout. Also modular model railroads can esily be moved and trasported (most people probably don't need to do this, however I wouldnt' want to buil a layout to the specifications of a room and then have to destroy it if I moved.
Anyway N scale is good enough for me, it does create a challenge in detailing, but I have seen same amazingly detailed N scale layout. Personaly i can't stand plastic lookign railroads, same people dont' bother with minor details because they are more interestes in running the trains which is understandable of course but drive same nuts. I'm a detail and perfectionist nut.
Hmm i've gone away fromt he point I was making orginally, i 'm good at that. But I recomend you should try N scale, you should be able to find a small table top for your first layout, i would put some measurements but I still cna't my head around tje imperial system, this makes it hard when model railroading is always in inches and feet, when I've been taught metres and centre metres all my life!
heres a qeustion though for the experienced guys out there, does out modeling create a huge load of problems in it self because of water, weather etc. This could create more than enought o worry about for a beginner, its best to keep it simple. i have to keep remembering this when I wont to go off and create an elaborate layout.
Hopefully my ramblign has been of some help, if you're tat desparate for spce there is always Z scale. Ho is nice because it has all that more deatils than N scale, but I does require much more space.
Cheers Jason Lennie
jalcubed Member # 2837
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Never write a reply in a forum at 1:56 am you end missing letters out and writing the wrong words. Hopefully you can deciphar my ranting.
goodnight all well good mornign actually, I need to sleep... .....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
jalcubed Member # 2837
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Never write a reply in a forum at 1:56 am you end missing letters out and writing the wrong words. Hopefully you can deciphar my ranting.
goodnight all well good mornign actually, I need to sleep... .....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Tuud Member # 2943
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James!!!!!!!, I can't beleive that!!!!!!!!! I'l bet you $$$$$$$$$$ that I read in the book Advanced Model Railroads that HO scale was TT gauge!!! (i would check the book exept that we took it back to the library 2 days ago)
Challenger Member # 1298
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Hello all.
I just checked with some of my british modeling friends and they confirmed that TT is not HO gauge.
I was incorrect in stating that it was larger than HO scale. It is not. It is actyually smaller with a track gauge of 12 mm
THe scale that runs on the same gauge track is OO scale.
James.
Medicine Man Member # 2939
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HO = 1:87
TT = 1:120
N = 1:160
So TT is almost halfway between HO and N.
OO scale at 1:76 is closer to HO than TT.
MM
Tuud Member # 2943
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Hi, Thanks for the info! by the way, what US gauge is HO? :^)
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